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<DIV>Updated agenda is below.</DIV>
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<DIV> -Jamie Donalds</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>of the Mass.Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation <BR>Sunday,January 17th from </STRONG><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:time Hour="12" Minute="0"><STRONG>Noon</STRONG></st1:time><STRONG> to </STRONG><st1:time Hour="16" Minute="0"><STRONG>4 pm</STRONG></st1:time><STRONG> </STRONG><B><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR><STRONG><I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AGENDA</I></STRONG> for <st1:date Year="2010" Day="17" Month="1"><SPAN class=yshortcuts>1/17/10</SPAN></st1:date><EM> <o:p></o:p></EM></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <BR><st1:time Hour="12" Minute="0"><STRONG>Noon</STRONG></st1:time><STRONG> - </STRONG><st1:time Hour="16" Minute="0"><STRONG>4:00 pm</STRONG></st1:time><STRONG> WINTER TACF BOARD MEETING </STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR> Welcome and introduction - (Jamie Guy)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Introduction of Guests and Members - (Jamie)</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Treasurer’s Update - (Michael N.)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> Budget committee report (Michael N.,Jamie J Meik.)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Board of Directors Issues - </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> Update our bylaws at the Secretary of State's office-How & Who- (Jamie,J. Mirick)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Planting of BC3F3 Meadowview nuts assigned to chapter by members.(Rufin) </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Restoration Planning – (Rufin,Jamie)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> <BR>Secretary’ s Report (Kathy)<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Membership<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>New Contacts</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Approval of minutes from fall,annual meeting</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Progress on wood plaques & letter for Jim Garland and <SPAN class=yshortcuts>Frank Howard</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <BR>Inoculation report - (Kendra, Charlotte,John E.)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Orchard to inoculate in 2010</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> How do we best use Frank Howard's donation? </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Break at </B><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="0"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">2PM</B></st1:time><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">New England <SPAN class=yshortcuts>Regional Science Coordinator</SPAN> report- (Kendra)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Regional meeting: <SPAN class=yshortcuts>March 20th</SPAN>, <SPAN class=yshortcuts>Urban Forestry Center</SPAN> in <st1:place><st1:City><SPAN class=yshortcuts>Portsmouth</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN class=yshortcuts>, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN class=yshortcuts>NH</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Umass <SPAN class=yshortcuts>Seed orchard</SPAN> possibilities </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Geocaching</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">RI <SPAN style="COLOR: #003399">News: </SPAN>. -(Yvonne)</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Seed Orchard Development-</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Report on Easement Agreements with landowrners - (John Mirick)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Seed Orchard at <st1:City><st1:place>Moore</st1:place></st1:City> SP- MOU -Lois, Dennis, Jamie,J. Mirick</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>North</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>Grafton</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Land</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> -Peter and Shirley Williams (Kathy,Rufin)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Future actions with Trusties of Reservations- J.Meik</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Support for Stockbridge Orchard - (Jamie ,Rufin)</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Spring Orchard Activities, (<st1:City><st1:place>Charlotte</st1:place></st1:City>)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:place>Nanking</st1:place> Lines – how many will we do?</P>
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